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above - my email is whimsymecandles@gmail.com and my telephone number is 845-797-1574. please leave a message and i will call you right back if i don't pick up. i believe i may need an attorney for this type of issue long-term. thank you!
I rec'd the following email re my... View More 
answered on Jun 1, 2021
Correct me if I am wrong..
You have a registered trademark for Candle Therapy by Whimsyme. Someone else is trying to register a trademark for Candle Therapy, and the examiner rightly refuses registration because of likelihood of confusion. So they are threatening a fake lawsuit to push you... View More
answered on May 26, 2021
Assuming the patent is still valid, you should contact the patent's owners or assignee to see if they are willing to license their patented product. You should seek the help of an attorney who specializes in licensing to negotiate the terms of the license.
it's about Treatment of bisphenol-a residue streams
answered on May 20, 2021
Assuming the patent is still valid, you will need to contact the patent's owner or assignee to see if you can license or buy the patent or certain rights. There is no fixed price. You should have an attorney who specializes in licensing work with you.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron,... View More
answered on May 9, 2021
You may not obtain a patent for mathematical ideas. However, you may be able to obtain a patent for the application of such ideas, if the application is novel and non-obvous. Please contact a patent attorney to learn more about the patenting process.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.... View More
I have filed a provisional US patent 11+ months ago (I have about a week remaining to file full patent). I know in the US there is no way to extend this without loosing my priority date of May 2020. However, can I refile this as a PCT, claiming the May2020 priority date, and then file the full... View More
answered on May 6, 2021
If the PCT is just a loophole and it has no value to you, a less expensive alternative would be to file a non-provisional application claiming priority to the provisional, optionally with a request for non-publication, and then abandon the non-provisional application at a later time in favor of a... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2021
Is your smart mirror your invention or did you just make small modifications to an existing product? If you made some modifications to an existing product, is that product patented? If so, it is best to consult an attorney, who can review the patented product, and advise you on whether your... View More
the patent is a carabiner and i'm looking to sell it as part of a kit
answered on Mar 15, 2021
If the patent is still valid, you will need to license it from the owner and/or the assignee. You should contact an intellectual property attorney, who can assist you in determining if the patent is valid and under any licensing agreement, and help you with the preparation and execution of a... View More
Obviously different use... but similar body shape.
answered on Feb 17, 2021
A patent attorney can help you determine if the product on the market is patented and, if so, if the patent is still valid or it has expired. Even if the patent is still valid, there may be some differences between your product and the product on the market, so that you would not be at risk of... View More
I have conducted a detailed search and found out that my button do not infringes any existing design patents but the idea is already present with different designs. Almost all the patents currently present related to my Idea/product are of the same idea but the design is different for example there... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2021
You should have an attorney do a comprehensive patentability search. An expired patent disclosing a product very similar to yours can be used by an examiner as a basis for rejecting your invention as lacking novelty and/or being an obvious modification of the patented product.
Please let... View More
I am an orthopedic surgeon in Jammu, India and I want to patent an orthopedic implant, an external fixator and I would like to seek your guidance to proceed further.
answered on Feb 4, 2021
I am an experienced patent attorney and have prepared and prosecuted a large number of patent applications directed to implants.
Please feel free to contact me directly.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law
www.DiNolaIP.com
Liliana@dinolaip.com
202-734-0253
Is there another cheap way to prevent others to use my 3d model design?
answered on Feb 1, 2021
You will need to seek the assistance of a patent attorney who, based on your model, will search for similar products and determine if your model could be patentable.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law
Di Nola IP
www.DiNolaIP.com
Liliana@dinolaip.com
202-734-0253
he worked on medication for cancer, but it come out that it’s good for Alzheimer
Thank you very much for any answer you can give me
answered on Jan 30, 2021
I am very sorry about your son's passing!
I did some research and found that your son was the co-inventor of 7 granted US patents having the following numbers:
10,822,345; 10,723,743; 10,005,769; 9,580,438; 8,946,426; 8,772,504; and 8,614,201.
He is also a co-inventor... View More
I want to be able to have a pocket for each foot to fit into (like a shoe) made of a silicone material that can fit in between 2 layers of silicone that looks and works like a Mermaid tail. Such as a mono fin or Flippers that are connected and require a swimmer to use both feet at once, unlike... View More
answered on Jan 9, 2021
I suppose you are asking whether you can get a patent for your product or conversely, whether your product could potentially infringe another patented product. A patent attorney can do a patentability search on your product and review patented products to provide you with an opinion on both these... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2020
You will need to provide a patent attorney you trust with a detailed description of your jugs, including drawings. The patent attorney will then perform a freedom to operate search and analysis to determine if there is a risk of infringement and, if so, how to design around to avoid the risk.... View More
I understand companies use tricky terminology to describe their patents, is there a way to search just footwear patents?
answered on Dec 28, 2020
Many shoes are patented as utility patents rather than ornamental designs. I suggest you contact a patent attorney to assist you with your search.
Best regards,
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law
www.DiNolaIP.com
Liliana@dinolaip.com
202-734-0253
answered on Dec 27, 2020
You will need to contact the assignee, Luxe Link, LLC, and see if they are interested in licensing to you. I suggest that you contact an intellectual property attorney, who can help you with a licensing agreement.
Best,
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law... View More
I am looking at accepting employment for software development at a company that has a intellectual property clause. stating "Any invention, discovery, development, concept, idea, process or work related to our Company’s business no matter what form it takes, whether or not it can be patented... View More
answered on Dec 16, 2020
The only way you could retain ownership of your product would be to negotiate with the company, so that you can add to the clause in the contract the specific exclusion of the project you started prior to your hiring from the intellectual property owned by the company.
The inventor is now deceased.
answered on Dec 9, 2020
There is no record showing that the inventor had assigned his right to an assignee in this patent. If there is no assignee, the patent usually becomes the property of the inventor's estate.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law
Di Nola IP
Liliana@dinolaip.com
A patent for a technology I am looking at expired in August after 20 years and it says it was assigned to Bank of America. Does this mean Bank of America now owns the intellectual property or is the IP now open to the public? Would a licensing agreement with Bank of America be required to use this... View More
answered on Nov 26, 2020
Dear Ian,
The assignment of a patent to an assignee does not affect the term of a patent. In other words, if the patent is indeed expired, it is now in the public domain. You should make sure that the patent has expired.
Liliana Di Nola-Baron, J.D., Ph.D.
Attorney at Law... View More
What are my first steps to patent such a beautiful plant?
answered on Nov 23, 2020
Congratulations on your discovery!
Assuming you obtained a new species that does not exists in nature and that you have the means and knowledge to commercialize it, the next step would be to prepare and file a plant patent application which describes and claims the new Calathea plant.... View More
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